David, King of Israel, provided the inspiration for this concert of prayer in 1 Chronicles 29. He had desire to build a permament house for the Lord God. God however refused David's request due to his life of war and bloodshed. So David did the next best thing; he provided the means for his son Solomon to build the temple.
After gathering the necessary supplies and receiving the offerings of the people David then offers this prayer:
“Blessed
are You, O Lord God of Israel our
father, forever and ever. Yours,
O Lord, is the greatness and the
power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is
in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.
Both
riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is
power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen
everyone. Now
therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name.
But
who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as
this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You. For
we are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on
the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope. O Lord our God, all this abundance that we
have provided to build You a house for Your holy name, it is from Your hand,
and all is Yours.
Since I know, O my God, that You try
the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have
willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people,
who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.
I would encourage you to enter into your own concert of prayer; thanking God for all His many blessings.
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